Delivering the mercy of God in a contemporary way

Reaching out to those in greatest spiritual need

OUR MISSION

“We help dioceses and bishops’ conference reap the fruits of digital innovation, using the Catholic App and related technologies and global best practices.”

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BENEFITS

DIOCESES AND BISHOPS' CONFERENCES

• Revitalise religious activity of the diocese/bishops’ conference by improving engagement and access to the sacramental life and by enabling more Catholics and others to find and attend Holy Mass and Confession, in particular for the mobile generation and the 18-55 age group. Consequently, also improve the financial vitality of the diocese/bishops’ conference.

• Inform, inspire and evangelise using a respectful, modern, mobile way, and break through the digital noise.

• Connect and make your diocese/bishops’ conference visible to the global smartphone generation – in particular to the local residents but also to visitors, neighbouring territories and tourists from around the world.

• Enable instant, personal, direct diocese news communication to all users without relying on e-mails or social media.

• Get valuable statistics about when and where Holy Mass and Confession are needed most across the diocese/bishops’ conference.

• Save your diocese/bishops’ conference money on printing costs.

• Get new features and benefits based on the start of the art and best practices from across the whole world and dioceses/bishops’ conference representing millions of Catholics.

CATHOLICS

• Find the Holy Mass that is nearest and soonest to you with the tap of a button on your smartphone.

• Forget having to collect and read diocesan brochures and booklets with Mass times and addresses.

• Find Confession that is nearest and soonest to you by tapping a button, a great legacy of the Jubilee Year of Mercy.

• Find a local parish and view all other local parishes on an interactive map.

• Plan your visit to Holy Mass or Confession in the days to come.

• Get local diocesan news delivered to you on your app.

THE CATHOLIC APP

Download the UK version for Android here: http://bit.ly/2tZBQtr. Initially, it covers the central part of the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh. We shall be adding new dioceses and bishop’s conferences shortly. Sign up for the upcoming iOS beta version here: http://eepurl.com/cLbyov. If you live outside UK, you can still contact us to get a feel for the app, and we shall be happy to provide you with special access.

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SERVICES

Musemantik also delivers additional services which help dioceses to become truly digital, including:

Helping you to reach out to more Catholics, by distilling data about churches, Mass and Confession times and make it digitally accessible

Helping make your churches to have a complete digital presence on online maps. These are used by 1-2 billion people worldwide and most dioceses have very poor-quality online map listings which contains plenty of errors and omissions. The benefit of fixing this is that more people will find your churches and attend Mass. It also helps improve the accuracy of the navigation features in the Catholic App. We have impressive evidence we can share with you (where this lead to 175 000+ church views), about the substantial benefit that this brings to a diocese or bishop’s conference.

Taking high-quality church photos, to be used in online map listings and the Catholic App. Photos can have a big impact in the digital world, making churches more tangible and attractive to the digital audience. We can also review your existing church photos free of charge.

DIOCESE/BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Name of Diocese/Bishops' Conference (required)

Country of Diocese/Bishops' Conference (required)

Name of Contact Person (required)

Contact Email (required)

Contact Telephone (required)

Current Diocese/Bishops' Conference Website

How many churches are there in your diocese/Bishops' Conference?

Approximately how many Catholics are there in your diocese/Bishops' Conference?

What is your role in the diocese/Bishops' Conference?

What are the preferred languages for our initial call?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: I represent a diocese or Bishops’ Conference and we want to have this app now. What should I do?
A: Contact us using the form above and we will get in touch to discuss how we can launch it in your area. We will work with dioceses on a “first come first served” basis.

Q: I am a Catholic and I want this app now. What should I do?
A: Call your diocese and ask them or the Bishops’ Conference to express their interest by using the sign-up above. You can also sign up as an individual for the newsletter below, but the diocese must get in touch before we can launch it in your territory.

Q: I represent a diocese or Bishops’ conference and the app sounds great but I feel we are behind on being “digital” (incl. behind in regards to websites, social media, placing churches on online maps, having correct information etc.)
A: Don’t worry, we can work with you and help you get these things right. If you have social media pages on Facebook, the app will help promote them. We can assist or advice you in compiling information that the Catholic App and other supportive technologies need, to make the users satisfied.

Q: How is your app unique?
A: This app is truly global while also truly local. It helps you to become demographically sustainable by reaching out to more Catholics. It was first officially announced in the Vatican (see the news section) and is result-focused: our ambition is to increase Mass attendance by working with you over time and configuring the app to give you the best results in your diocese. We believe that we can achieve this since we take responsibility for the product over time, will constantly measure its performance and improve it based on global best practices. For this reason, any diocese that signs up for the app will get free product upgrades for a substantial time. The priority is to serve the Catholics in your diocese, but we will market the app globally and bring you visitors from other dioceses and make sure they quickly can find their way and participate actively in your diocese. Also, we take design and usability seriously, to make sure the users will keep using the app over time.

Q: Will it be available in other languages?
A: Yes, we will translate it to any language you want for no additional charge. In particular, we can also have the initial call with you in English, Spanish, Polish, Swedish (and hope to add more languages soon). Other languages we prioritize for the app are French, German and Portuguese.

OUR APPROACH

The Catholic App is the most ambitious global initiative of its kind, and was announced in the Vatican at end of the Year of Mercy in 2016. This app ecosystem is focused on delivering measurable spiritual and financial value for dioceses across the world, such as increasing Mass and confession attendance, by changing minds and hearts of Catholics. This is achieved using the state of the art technology that incentives and inspires individuals and adapts information in an intelligent and personal way.

Unlike attempting to develop an isolated regional app, which might deliver limited value and eventually lead to disappointment, our approach is different: The Catholic App is global, but also truly local, and every diocese gets a solution based on best practices and learning experiences from across the whole Catholic world. The app will constantly get better and gets additional features and your diocese therefore gets three years of free product updates to benefit from these. We believe this is the way to deliver transformative results that truly make a difference.

IN THE NEWS

As the Catholic App is a global initiative there have been hundreds of articles written about it after the announcement in November 2016. Here is a selection: